Syracuse University Hosts International Meeting of 18th-Century Scholars Sept. 25-27
Meeting to focus on theme of 'Commemoration, Memory, and Posterity'
Syracuse University will host the annual meeting of the Northeast American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies (NEASECS), Sept. 25-27. This year’s conference is devoted to “Commemoration, Memory, and Posterity” and includes a rich array of panel discussions, paper presentations, and exhibitions on the subject.
The keynote speakers are Michael Burden and Andrew Curran, professors at the University of Oxford (U.K.) and Wesleyan University, respectively.
For more information, contact Amy Wyngaard, professor of French and Francophone Studies in Syracuse’s College of Arts and Sciences, at aswyngaa@syr.edu, or visit neasecs2014.syr.edu.
“This theme might be approached from at least three directions: that of 18th-century scholarship, that of larger socio-cultural institutionalizations of the period, and that of 18th-century writers and thinkers concerned with the practices of commemoration and memory,” writes Professor Erin Mackie, chair of both Syracuse's English department and the conference's program committee.
Chair of Syracuse's organizing committee, Wyngaard is excited about Burden’s and Curran’s involvement, adding that they are at the forefront of 18th-century studies scholarship.
Burden is professor of opera studies at Oxford, where he also serves as dean of and a music fellow in the New College. Much of his research involves the history of the London stage (c. 1660-1860), with emphasis on staging techniques, processes in opera, and dance performances.
“This conference will bring together more than a hundred scholars from throughout the United States and abroad who will present research on 18th-century literature, art, music, history, and philosophy,” says Wyngaard, a faculty member of the Department of Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics (LLL). “We hope students, faculty, and staff will join us for the academic sessions on Friday and Saturday [Sept. 26-27].”
The conference is co-sponsored by the offices of the Chancellor and Provost, the School of Architecture, the College of Arts and Sciences (i.e., departments of Art and Music Histories, English, LLL, and Religion; the Syracuse University Humanities Center; and the Central New York Humanities Corridor), the Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs (i.e., departments of Anthropology and History and the Moynihan European Research Centers), Syracuse University Libraries, and Syracuse University Press.
NEASECS is a regional interdisciplinary association for the study of 18th-century history, literature, arts, and culture. It was founded in 1977 and is affiliated with the American Society for Eighteenth-Century Studies, serving the Northeastern region of the United States and eastern Canada.
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